Purdue University Mechanical Engineering | Tractor efficiency increased thanks to Purdue hydraulics research @PurdueME | Uploaded October 2021 | Updated October 2024, 16 seconds ago.
Full story: https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2021/Q4/outstanding-in-their-field-tractor-efficiency-increased,-thanks-to-purdue-hydraulics-research.html
Modern agricultural tractors contain so much cutting-edge technology, they rival even the latest spacecraft. But the back end is still old-school, relying largely on fossil fuels; so any optimization in tractor efficiency is a huge win for the environment. With this in mind, Prof. Andrea Vacca has undertaken a $3.2 million Department of Energy project to optimize the hydraulic systems that connect tractors and implements.
Grateful acknowledgements to Case New Holland (https://www.cnhindustrial.com) and Bosch Rexroth (https://www.boschrexroth.com) for providing the equipment and technical support.
Maha Fluid Power Research Center: https://engineering.purdue.edu/maha
Mechanical Engineering: http://purdue.edu/ME
Agriculture: https://ag.purdue.edu
Full story: https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2021/Q4/outstanding-in-their-field-tractor-efficiency-increased,-thanks-to-purdue-hydraulics-research.html
Modern agricultural tractors contain so much cutting-edge technology, they rival even the latest spacecraft. But the back end is still old-school, relying largely on fossil fuels; so any optimization in tractor efficiency is a huge win for the environment. With this in mind, Prof. Andrea Vacca has undertaken a $3.2 million Department of Energy project to optimize the hydraulic systems that connect tractors and implements.
Grateful acknowledgements to Case New Holland (https://www.cnhindustrial.com) and Bosch Rexroth (https://www.boschrexroth.com) for providing the equipment and technical support.
Maha Fluid Power Research Center: https://engineering.purdue.edu/maha
Mechanical Engineering: http://purdue.edu/ME
Agriculture: https://ag.purdue.edu
